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#14432B Color

#14432B is rgb(20, 67, 43) in RGB, hsl(149, 54%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 74%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is British Racing Green (#004225), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#14432B
HEX#14432B
RGBrgb(20, 67, 43)
HSLhsl(149, 54%, 17%)
HSVhsv(149, 70%, 26%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 74%)
OKLCHoklch(34.4% 0.066 157.6)
LABlab(24.72% -21.61 9.75)
LCHlch(24.72% 23.71 155.73)

What #14432B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #14432B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#14432B Channel Values

How #14432B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 20 · G 67 · B 438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 54% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 70% · V 26%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 74%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.25:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #14432B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #14432B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #14432B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #14432B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #14432B.

How #14432B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#14432B
Protanopia#3E3E2B
Protanomaly#32402B
Deuteranopia#38382C
Deuteranomaly#2D3D2C
Tritanopia#1B4141
Tritanomaly#194239
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #14432B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-14432b: #14432B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #14432B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-14432b': '#14432B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.078, green: 0.263, blue: 0.169)
Android XML<color name="color_14432b">#14432B</color>
SVG fillfill="#14432B"

More Green Colors

#14432B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#14432B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #14432B?

#14432B is a darkest green — rgb(20, 67, 43) in RGB and hsl(149, 54%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is British Racing Green (#004225), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #14432B?

#14432B is rgb(20, 67, 43) — red 20, green 67, and blue 43 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #14432B?

#14432B converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 36%, 74%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #14432B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #14432B scores 11.25:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #14432B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #14432B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 17.77, which is visibly different.

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